Hourly Wages

Pay Period and Hourly Rates

by Marcie Borchard

​How do you get paid?

​Weekly - once a week

​Biweekly - every two weeks

​Semimonthly - twice a month

​Monthly - once a month

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How many checks would you get a year if you get paid weekly?

Biweekly?

Semimonthly?

Monthly?

​How is your check deposited?

​You may get a check from your employer.

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​You may also have it directly deposited into your checking or savings account.

​Hourly rate

​You get paid a specific amount per hour that you work. This could be for a part time or full time job.

​If you work more than your regular hours you may earn overtime. Overtime pay is usually more than your normal hourly rate, time-and-a-half or double-time pay

Minimum Wage​

Federal minimum wage​

​$7.25

​California minimum wage

​$16.00
The minimum wage in California, effective January 1, 2024, is $16.00/hour for all employers. Fast Food Restaurant employers, effective April 1, 2024, and Healthcare Facility employers, effective June 1, 2024, will have a higher minimum wage, $20.

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If Emma is paid biweekly and her annual salary is $37,000, what is her biweekly salary rounded to the nearest cent?

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If Josiah is paid semimonthly and he makes $1239 per paycheck, what is his annual salary?

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Harmony works at Chicken King restaurant. Her regular hourly wage is $9.70. If she regularly works 40 hours per week, what is her regular weekly pay?

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Carson makes $9.70 per hour but had to  work a holiday and made $$1\ \frac{1}{2}$$   times his hourly rate.  How much would he make per hour? 

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Daisy earns $10 per hour. If her regular hours are 40 hours per week, and she receives time-and-a-half overtime, find her total pay for a week in which she works 45 hours

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Alejandra worked her 40 hours last week, plus 7 overtime hours at the time-and-a-half rate.  Her gross pay was $611.05.  What was her hourly rate?

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Gia worked her 40 hours last week, plus 2 overtime hours at double-time rate.  Her gross pay was $484.  What was her hourly rate?

​Did you get $11?

​40x + 2(2x) = 484

​40x + 4x = 484

​44x = 484

​x = 11

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Any questions before you get started on your assignment?